The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-11-10
le OF the crate aud sat

modestly, as was becoming in th
presence of an older person, tb
Colonel still looking at his visi
tor curiously. He had seen tbs
face somewhere, but couldn't exactl
place it The young man was dress
ed in style in vogue twenty-fiv
years before-very tight trousers;
very short coat aud embroidered ell
waistcoat. The Colonel remember
ed having bad similar waistcoa
when he was young.
BY your leave, Colonel, will tr,
glass OF your wine. 1t will tax
off the chill Of the night air. cam,
long distance Tonight to zee You
Aud be poured out glass Of The
rich wine and tossed it of.
'Ahor he resumed, mellowiug un.
der the influence of the rare liquor
That reminds me of the vintage OF
~ We had at the vine supper on
Scribbins' birthday. Wasn't TINT ,
jolly time, tholghl remember
you got drunk-pardon me- mean
you became very jolly, and finally
got SO sleepy that you fell under the
table aud had to be carried of to
your room Ah! you were q bad
fellow in those days.'
You seem to know great deal
about those old days, said tue Colo-
mel. somewhat stiifly, md not relish
ing the familiar aliusious 10 nIs cor
lege life, at least from the lips Of Il
stranger
well, l should say so, said the
young fellow, and then what fiLe
times we used to have III your room
when Jones and Brown and tue 9th
er boys would come up to plny pok
er. All. the glorious game! Dc
you ever try hand nowudays.
Tho Colonel could not help feeling
some Of the enthusiasm of this valu-
BILE yonng mau who kept on little
more seriously.
'Aud the girlsl the pretty girlo
the da,ling creatures! Oh; but how
you loved the girls! Ths stuler
dance up iu old Ritter's barn, ant
the cozy evenings with pretty Rose
| 2 n,5,7r INF lose! D. you know, I hop,
O"r rN----~----y~A@----
you'll excuse me for mentioning II
| never did think you treated Ros'
just right
who are you and what do yo,
know about Rose!'
'Ah well, I know oil about it
Your parents did not approve o
your marrying the iauitor's dauSnte
and you broke your promise to he:
They said sue died of consumption
but | know better died of
broken heart.
It must not be supposed tba
Colouel Brierson could sit uumove
and hear this impudeut young in
truder call up these scenes Of hi
vanished youth. He remembere
Rose-sweet Rose! He remember
; ed her pretty frill apron she used
wear; the charming dressing cap ht
French mother had made her; he
, timid face, bold only in the cons
ciousness of her lovers fidelity. I
remembered the note he had wri
ten, bidding her farewell, and
. remembered, too, with a bitter pan
the last glimpse he had caught
D her, as the train which bore him o
of the college town flashed by b
mothers house; She had be-
standing at the door and her viii
u face and suuken cheeks had hauut'
u hin all through th foreign tour
II which he had accompanied his fat
er.
Who are your he inquired, aug
ly, as the visitor rose to 60, al
IL where did you get your informant
. about my private affairss l mt
10 says that your Manners
?, 'Why didn't introduce myse
! said the young man, laughing soft
You ought to have remember
ed me. Don't you recollect this CO
IA Baker made it. Why / am the gu
ak of your youth! came distance
sy thirty years tonight to sec you' q
rm glad to find you looking so W
en- Good nightp And With a famil
ng gesture of farewell, the young n
on opened the door aud went out.
in As he opened the door, the stre
mo- draft from the outside blew down
a tong which fell on the hearth wit
ss- noisy clatter The Colonel star
and rubbed bis eyes.
al Bless my soull' ] must have b
dreaming he said, it's ten o'cl